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Each release states its source, the period it covers, the formula behind every figure, and what the figures cannot tell you. Where a question needs data we do not yet hold to a publishable standard, we say so rather than estimate.
A capped dual-fuel household in Great Britain pays £314.74 a year in standing charges before using a single unit of energy, and that fixed cost takes a quarter of a low-using household's bill.
PowerGuardian calculation from the current Ofgem price cap · Great Britain · current cap period
These are frameworks PowerGuardian intends to run repeatedly. Each one is held back for a specific, stated reason — usually that the underlying data is not yet verified, or that the sample is below our 30-record publication threshold. We would rather show an empty slot than a figure we cannot defend.
How have capped unit rates and standing charges changed between cap periods?
Not published: Verified prior-period unit rates and standing charges are not yet held in the canonical record.
How much does the fixed element of a bill differ between UK regions?
Not published: Regional standing charges on site are unverified placeholders. They must be sourced and verification-dated before publication.
How do suppliers compare on the practices that cost households money?
Not published: Each contributing input needs re-verification against its dated source for the release period.
Which money-saving actions do households complete, and which do they leave undone?
Not published: Consenting sample is far below the 30-record publication threshold.
1 of 5 planned frameworks currently meet the publication standard.
PowerGuardian research never identifies a household. Where a release uses information from people who use PowerGuardian, it uses only records where the person has actively opted in, in aggregate form, with a minimum of 30 records per published figure and no geographic detail finer than a postcode area. Segments below the threshold are withheld and labelled as withheld, never merged to make a number look larger.
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